RepIndia onboards Siddharth Kumar as Account Director
This will be his second stint with the agency
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Opposition interested in politics, not public welfare: Jayant Patil
Patil, Maharashtra Cabinet Minister and State President, NCP, was in conversation with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now
Zee Studios devises multi-platform release for Salman Khan's 'Radhe'
The film will now be released in theatres worldwide and on ZEE’s pay per view service ZEEPlex on ZEE5
Prashant Bhatt quits Dangal TV
He was heading the channel's programming for the last seven months
Star ropes in four broadcast sponsors for 93rd Oscars
The four sponsors include Rolex, Philips, Mamaearth, and Accenture
Google tops the list of most valuable media brands with US$191.2 bn brand value
As per Brand Finance’s annual ranking report, Facebook trails behind WeChat with elite AAA+ rating and scoring 77.0 out of 100
Star Vijay to telecast third season of Mr & Mrs Chinnathirai
The reality/game show will be aired every Saturday and Sunday at 6.30 pm, starting 24th April
Herbalife Nutrition is the official nutrition partner for RCB in IPL2021
This partnership reflects the commitment of both Herbalife Nutrition and Royal Challengers Bangalore to optimal nutrition as a cornerstone of excellent sporting performance
Panasonic Life Solutions Joint MD Dinesh Aggarwal elevated to lead new division
In his new role, Aggarwal will directly report to Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic India and South Asia
We are still figuring things out in India: Netflix Co-CEO Reed Hastings
Netflix Chief Operating Officer and Chief Product Officer Greg Peters spoke about the partnership with Jio and how it has helped Netflix to reach a new set of users
Anker Innovations ropes in Washington Sundar as brand ambassador
The cricketer will helm all major campaigns for the brand, across media platforms and will soon appear in his first promotional TVC for the brand
Aegon Life appoints Akhil Almeida as Head of Marketing
Almeida will be responsible for heading the branding, communication, and digital marketing functions
Uday Sodhi teams up with Jasmeet Singh, Manish Agarwal to launch Founder's Room Capital
The trio will be looking at investing in early-stage startups through the platform
New Indian Express Group signs new multi-year deal with Comscore
As part of the deal, ENPL has expanded its Comscore access to include the new state level clusters for digital audience measurement in India
Zoom launches $100 million Zoom Apps Fund for developers
The company is looking to make an initial investment of $250,000 to $2.5 million in each portfolio company
Tejas Mehta, Founding Partner of WYP, exits agency
Mehta has 15+ years of experience and prior to his stint at WYP, he has worked with Ogilvy One, Contract, Pinstorm, and Mindshare
STARZ launches Lionsgate Play in Indonesia
Lionsgate Play’s library of Hollywood blockbusters, film franchises and first-to- Indonesia original series and boxsets will be made accessible to the Indonesian audience
BookMyShow strengthens India management team with key appointments
Anil Makhija will be COO, Live Entertainment & Venues; Albert Almeida, Head- Brand Partnerships; Ashish Saksena, COO, Cinemas, BookMyShow Stream & Marzdi Kalianiwala will be the SVP – Product & Design
Samyukta Ganesh Iyer steps down as Head of Marketing at Baskin Robbins
Iyer joined Basking Robbins in 2019
Carat India appoints Dipika Bhasin as Executive Vice President
She will report into Anita Kotwani, CEO, Carat India
BBC World Service announces new original podcast, The Lazarus Heist.
The podcast is presented by cybercrime investigative journalist Geoff White and Pulitzer-nominated veteran foreign correspondent and world renowned North Korea expert, Jean Lee
Prime Focus Technologies crafts PlayerzPot’s new brand film
The film features cricket sensations Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana and one of India’s most popular rappers – Kaam Bhaari
Madison Media bags a record 23 new accounts in FY 2020-21
The new business wins amounted to billing of $211 Million as per Comvergence New Business Report
TV18 Broadcast's profit up by 78.9% to Rs 746 cr in Q4 FY21
The operating EBITDA grew to Rs 808 cr, the highest ever, in both TV news and entertainment verticals
Growth in TV penetration a boon for broadcasters amid digital onslaught
Industry experts discuss the recent findings by BARC India's TV Universe Estimates 2020, which shows a 6.9% growth in Indian TV households in 2020
e4m TV First: Experts to discuss 'TV for Brands' as the most trusted & effective medium
The all-day event will be followed by the seventh edition of e4m Prime Time Awards to recognise the gold standard in TV advertising
Indigo Consulting appoints Sam Antony as Vice President- Delivery & Operations
He will be in charge of complete digital delivery and operational excellence of deep-tech transformation projects, across the company
Second round of layoffs at BCCL?
As per highly placed sources, almost 100 employees across teams have either been asked to leave or their contracts have not been renewed in the last couple of months
'Our campaign shows relevance of upskilling, a necessary step towards career progression'
Great Learning CMO Aparna Mahesh said that Virat Kohli works perfectly as the face of the brand & the campaign because he embodies this trait of continuously upskilling at the core of his personality
State polls: News channels emerge real winners with 46% growth in political ad volumes
Political ad volumes also saw a month-on-month growth in the last quarter of FY 2021. March 2021's political ad volumes grew by more than three times compared to January 2021 and February 2021